Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday versus the Mets, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz will take a seat Saturday after going 5-for-19 with two RBI and a run scored across his last five contests. Riley Adams will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz had started behind the dish in each of the Nationals' last six games, so he was probably overdue for a day off. Riley Adams will form a battery with starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore in the series finale.

Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 7-5 win over the Cubs on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz reached in all four of his plate appearances Monday, falling a triple shy of a cycle. The backstop has come out of the All-Star break swinging a hot bat, going 5-for-10 with a pair of homers, four RBI, a stolen base and a 2:1 K:BB through three games. Ruiz has already surpassed his total last season with 11 homers in 2023, and he's just one RBI shy of last year's mark despite logging more than 100 fewer plate appearances thus far.

Ruiz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz got the scoring started with a solo blast to right in the second inning and plated his second run of the game in the eighth. The 24-year-old already had three more home runs in 75 games this season than he did in 112 games last year. He also had six stolen bases in seven attempts last year, but Sunday's steal was his first attempt of 2023. Overall, it's been a disappointing season for Ruiz, who is now slashing .229/.281/.369 with 10 homers, 33 RBI, 25 runs and a 17:29 BB:K in 313 plate appearances.

Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against St. Louis, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

After a 1-for-4 performance in Game 1 of Saturday's action, Ruiz will take a seat for the nightcap. Riley Adams will start behind the plate and bat seventh in Ruiz's place.

Ruiz will sit Friday against Texas.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz will get a breather after he went 1-for-9 with three strikeouts while starting the last two contests. Riley Adams will draw the start at catcher and bat seventh in the series opener with the Rangers.

Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Reds, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Nationals have the earliest game of the holiday slate, offering an opportunity to rest Ruiz following Monday's night game. Riley Adams will do the catching for Patrick Corbin.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz had started at either designated hitter or catcher in each of the Nationals' last 10 games, so he was probably overdue for a day off. Riley Adams will get a turn behind the dish in place of Ruiz, who went 0-for-8 over the first two games of the series.

Ruiz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-4 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Ruiz forced extra innings with his eighth-inning solo shot. The catcher has hit safely in both games versus the Mariners this week after going 0-for-13 versus the Padres over the weekend. He's homered twice over 18 games in June, and he's up to nine long balls, 28 RBI, 22 runs scored, 10 doubles and a .231/.287/.378 slash line through 65 contests overall.

Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Getting the nod at DH and batting fifth, Ruiz produced his fourth multi-hit performance in his last nine starts. The switch-hitting catcher is batting .297 (11-for-37) over that stretch, pushing his slash line on the season to .240/.300/.389 with a career-high eight homers in 250 plate appearances as the Nationals continue to give the 24-year-old a heavy workload.